Despite allowing six runs, four of which were earned, sophomore southpaw Katie Duncan tossed a complete game for Harvard, striking out seven in the process. Following its 11-run effort in the first game, the Tigers outdid themselves by notching 12 in this contest.

PRINCETON 10, HARVARD 2

(6 innings)

Princeton erupted for ten runs on 11 hits to down the Crimson in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

The Tigers put up its second three-run inning in the top of the sixth. Fueled by doubles from sophomore first baseman Kaylee Grant and sophomore catcher Keeley Walsh, Princeton grabbed an eight-run lead, which gave the Tigers a shortened six-inning win when Harvard failed to score in the last of the sixth.

Princeton senior righthander Claire Klausner got the start in the circle, and she picked up her sixth win of the year. She kept the ball in play throughout her start, only striking out one, but she also kept Harvard off the basepaths by limiting the Crimson to five hits and one free pass.

“They moved the ball around the zone, and they got our hitters to swing at bad pitches,” Allard said, referring to the Tigers’ pitching. “When we did square the ball up, we hit it right to people, but most of the time they got us to hit what they wanted us to hit.”

Plating three runs in the top of the first, the Princeton offense fired on all cylinders from the beginning of the game.

Grant pulled a ball over the fence in right-center in her turn at bat, a two-run shot that gave Princeton a 3-0 lead.

One of the bright spots for Harvard’s offense in this contest was once again the sophomore shortstop. Rich went three-for-three with a double and a run scored.

HARVARD 9, CORNELL 5

A third inning comeback and a sixth inning rally propelled the Crimson to a sweep of Cornell on Saturday.

After Harvard squandered a one-run advantage in the fourth, the Crimson found itself knotted at five with the Big Red through five and a half innings. With two outs and a runner on third, Harvard looked to reclaim the lead heading into the final inning.

Two walks loaded the bases for Panariello. Before the Bay Shore, N.Y. native could get a chance to break the tie, however, Cornell pitcher Cora Geunes delivered a wild pitch, allowing Lockhart to touch home with the Crimson’s sixth run of the game.

Now facing a second-and-third situation, Panariello ripped a single into right field to plate two more, and she was chased in on Rich’s second triple of the contest to stretch Harvard’s lead to 9-5.